†Yixianochodaeus horridus Nikolajev 2015 (sand-loving scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Ochodaeidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2015. On the systematic position of the new scarab beetles genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Ochodaeidae) from the Mesozoic of China. Euroasian Entomological Journal 14:21-26
Belongs to Yixianochodaeus according to G. V. Nikolajev 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2009686, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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